Sarina Taylor is a 2012 graduate of Wellesley College who majored in art history and East Asian studies. Pursuing her longstanding interest in Chinese art, Sarina is currently in Taipei, Taiwan, on the Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowship at the National Palace Museum. In this position, she is the resident English translator for administration and staff and…
The first time I went to Roxbury was the day before I went home for summer vacation. I remember telling one of my friends that I was going to be working in Roxbury over the summer and him telling me to be careful. I was a bit afraid after he told me this. I had…
Zara Ibrahim ’12 works for Infosys as an Analyst and lives in Manhattan. She worships Atul Gawande, hopes to go to medical school one day, and shares a blog with her roommate/fellow Wellesley alum (check it out here). Below are 3 ideas that I’ve found to help me explore the path I am currently on…
Despite sequester, fiscal cliffs, debt ceilings and other unnatural federal government disasters, there will always be entry-level law related federal jobs. They just will be harder to find and get. These jobs are in federal agencies all over the U.S. The Partnership for Public Service 2009 report, Where the Jobs Are: Mission Critical Opportunities for America,…
Karin Robinson ’12 works for HubSpot as a Support Engineer in Boston. She describes herself as an avid hipster researcher, radio aficionado and yoga enthusiast. Take a look into Karin’s journey from Wellesley College student to recent graduate. When I graduated in May of 2012, my boyfriend and I stuffed his CR-V full to the…
Picking up where we left off last week, Bryn Johnson ’89 provides additional insight on how job seekers can use LinkedIn to continue building their network with these four simple tips. Take a look below: Research Companies Researching companies. This is one of my favorite ways to use this remarkable LinkedIn database. Certainly you can…
Lilly Marcelin ’12 applied for the Davis Projects for Peace last year – and won. Projects for Peace is an initiative, funded by Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28, for a student (or group of students) to design grassroots projects over the summer. These projects work to promote peace and address the root causes of conflict. Read…
If you are on LinkedIn, you’ll either want to jump in and make an impact or just step away now and not spin your wheels. But, here are some things to think about. A lackluster profile can simply get lost in a sea of other profiles. Having a half-completed profile page or a static page…
If you’re looking for a job right now, then you’re probably wondering, “How do I get these recruiters and hiring managers to find me while they’re searching on LinkedIn?” Too often, LinkedIn users view their profiles simply as an electronic resume. Stop that right now. Instead, think of it as a personal brand statement that…
I have sat through Irma Tryon’s spiel on interviewing countless times and I thought I knew everything about how to interview. I was wrong! Through my participation on the search committee for the new service director at the CWS, I learned a great deal about interviewing as the interviewer, not the interviewee. So here are…